Electrolux EW 970 C: Safety information

Safety information

Before installing and first using the washing machine,

❐ Avoid washing clothes which are frayed or excess-

read the instruction booklet carefully, including its hints

ively worn.

and warnings. Doing so will ensure that your machine

❐ Wash small items such as thin socks, garment ties/

will perform properly and to best advantage. Anyone

laces, lace items etc. in a special laundry net to

using the machine should be thoroughly familiar with its

prevent them from getting between the inner and

instructions for use and safety features.

outer drums.

Save these instructions and make sure they remain with

the machine if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using

❐ Items which have been treated with chemicals such

it through its life can be properly informed on appliance

as stain removal products, liquid domestic cleaning

use and safety.

products and similar must be rinsed thoroughly by

❐ All packaging and transit locking devices must be

hand before they can be washed in the machine.

removed before the machine is first used. If they

❐ Underwired bras, if washed in the machine at all,

are not, the result may be damage to the machine

should be washed in a laundry net.

or other property. See the section Transit locking

❐ Always follow the recommendations of the manu-

devices.

facturers of detergent and fabric conditioner con-

❐ All installation work and other work done on the product

cerning the quantities of these products to use.

must be carried out by a qualified technician. Work

Using too much can damage your laundry items.

performed by persons with inadequate knowledge

❐ Before loading the machine, check that there are no

may adversely affect the satisfactory functioning of

the product and may cause personal injury or damage.

foreign objects or pets inside the drum.

❐ The machine is heavy, so take care when lifting it.

❐ Do not overload the drum. Overloading impairs the

Never lift the machine by gripping its control panel,

machine's performance and can damage laundry

door, or detergent dispenser.

items.

❐ Make sure that the machine is not left standing on

❐ When the machine is operating, the door glass will

its electrical lead, and that its hoses do not get

get hot, so it should not be touched. Keep children

crushed or kinked.

away from the machine when it is operating.

❐ Avoid installing the machine in a room where there

❐ Before opening the door always check that the water

is no waste gully (floor drain) set into the floor.

has been pumped out of the machine.

❐ This machine is intended only for normal domestic

❐ Do not leave the premises while the machine is

washing, and only in accordance with these in-

operating.

structions. If it is used for other purposes, there is a

❐ After using the machine, turn off its water supply and

risk that this may cause personal injury or damage

disconnect it from the power supply. When removing

to property.

the electrical plug, grip the plug, not the lead.

❐ The washing machine should be used by adults

❐ Leave the door ajar when the machine is not in use,

only. Do not allow children to play with it or touch its

to prevent any stale odour.

controls and moving/movable parts.

❐ Make sure that the machine is disconnected from the

❐ Only machine-washable items should be washed in

power supply during cleaning and maintenance work.

the machine. If in doubt, contact the manufacturer or

retailer of the item.

❐ Servicing and repairs must be carried out by a

service company authorised by the supplier. Use

❐ Follow the recommendations of the care label, and

only spare parts supplied by these. Never try to

make sure that pockets are empty and zips and

repair the machine yourself.

buttons are done up before washing.

❐ At the end of the machine's useful life, disconnect

❐ Objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws and

the electrical plug from the power supply, then cut

other hard objects can cause serious damage to the

the electrical lead at the point where it enters the

machine. Make sure that all pockets have been

machine. Make quite sure that children will not be

emptied before putting garments into the machine.

able to play with the severed lead and plug.

❐ Remove stains such as rust, dye, ink and grass

before machine-washing.

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